Smallholder potato yields in Uganda are low (<4.7 tha-1) compared to 25 tha-1 attainable on-station yields, attributed to: poor quality seed, low soil fertility, pests and diseases, limited knowledge and weak policy environment. Potatoes however represent about half of the total monetary value of...
Walukano, W.
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Pali, Pamela N.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Nanfumba, D.
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Arinaitwe, A.
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Basalirwa, D.
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Asiimwe, R.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda]
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Yield gap analyses to inform policy on sustainable crop intensification pathways in Uganda
Most of the population in sub-Saharan Africa depends on agriculture for livelihood, which is mainly practiced by resource-constrained smallholder farmers. Due to persistent low crop yields, food and nutrition insecurity, farmers have been opening new lands through deforestation or encroachment in...
Masso, C.
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Nziguheba, Generose
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Mutegi, J.
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Galy-Lacaux, C.
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Wendt, J.
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Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Datta, A.
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[Soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Soil fertility management in sub-Saharan Africa
Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop in the East African highlands region, including Rwanda, Burundi, north-west Tanzania, west and central Kenya and eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. These two crops often occur on the same smallholder farms, either planted on separate...
Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Nibasumba, A.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Baret, P.V.
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Deraeck, J.
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Mukasa, D.
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Wanyama, I.
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Bongers, G.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi]
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Coffee/Banana intercropping as an opportunity for smallholder coffee farmers in Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi